Next SAFMC Meeting Scheduled for December 5-9 in Atlantic Beach, NC – Read Meeting Details, Briefing Book Materials and Make Public Comment Online

Want to Learn About the Council’s Progress on the Snapper Grouper Vision Blueprint – Watch the informational video on the Council's YouTube channel to hear about how the Council has implemented the Vision Blueprint in 2016

Read the latest issue of the Council's Newsletter - the Fall 2016 issue of the South Atlantic Update

Keep Up With the Council’s Efforts to Develop a Citizen Science Program.

NOAA Fisheries Releases Fisheries of the United States 2015 Report ; Read the Annual Yearbook of U.S. Fishery Statistics.

Learn about NOAA’s Marine Recreational Information Program Transition to the New Mail-Based Fishing Effort Survey

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

SAFMC is headquartered in Charleston, S.C., is responsible for the conservation and management of fish stocks within the federal 200-mile limit of the Atlantic off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida to Key West.

The role of the councils is to develop fishery management plans needed to manage fishery resources within federal waters. The area encompassing federal waters, sometimes referred to as the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ, extends offshore from state waters (three miles in the South Atlantic) to 200 nautical miles.more

The Snapper Grouper Committee is starting their discussion on red snapper. Tune in via webinar and check out the meeting materials here (scroll to Tab 10) Public comment starts at 4:30pm! ... See MoreSee Less